moted
to engineer. All these examinations will be both written and oral. The
third year examination for promotion will be before the General Board of
Examiners. At any of these examinations, if he fails to pass 80 per
cent. of the questions asked, another trial, not less than two months
and not more than six months later, will be given him to pass the same
examination; if he fails to pass by a percentage of 80 per cent. he
shall be dropped from the service.

Where the examinations consist of both air brake and machinery, the
candidate must pass 80 per cent. in each to be successful.

Firemen passing the third and final series of questions will be promoted
in the order of their seniority as firemen, except that those who pass
on the first trials shall rank, when promoted, above those who passed on
the second trials.

Engineers employed who have had service on other roads, will be required
to pass the third series of questions before entering the service.

It is not expected that the man will pass these examinations without
assistance, and in order that he will understand the use of locomotive
and air brake appliances properly, he is expected to go to the Master
Mechanic, General Foreman, Road Foreman or Traveling Engineer, also Air
Brake Inspector or Instructor, or any other official, and ask them for
such information as may be required on any of the questions or on any
points in connection with the work. He is not only invited, but also
urged to do this, as the more knowledge of his business a man possesses,
the better will be the results obtained. He will have ample time to
study each set of questions; there is no doubt that with a reasonable
amount of study each week, supplemented with close observation of the
working of the locomotive, the information necessary to answer
satisfactorily the entire list of questions can be easily mastered in
the time given. In regard to breakdowns, it is advised that he carefully
inspect each breakdown or disabled engine that comes to his notice, see
where the parts have given way and in what manner the work of blocking
up it done. It is not expected that all the breakdowns which may happen
to a locomotive will occur on the engine that he is with; therefore it
is good practice to observe how other men care for these breakdowns. In
connection with these examinations the work done by the fireman during
the year and how the work compares with that of other firemen in the
same class of